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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. MONICA MARTIEZ" <munaegono1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrs.monicmartinez@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2022 12:58:34 +0100
Subject: ENTRUST THIS FUND IN YOUR CARE

--
Greetings.

I am Mrs. MONIC, 62 years old, from FRANCE, and I am suffering from a
long time cancer and from all indication my condition is really
deteriorating as my doctors have confirmed and courageously Advised me
that I may not live beyond two months from now for the reason that my
tumor has reached a critical stage which has defiled all forms of
medical treatment, As a matter of fact,i am a registered nurse by
profession while my husband was dealing on Gold Dust and Gold Dory
Bars till his sudden death the year 2016 then I took over his business
till date.

IF YOU CAN HANDLE my wish let me know and i will give you more details.

Hope to hear from you soon.
Yours Faithfully,
Mrs. MONIC
REPLY TO: mrs.monicmartinez@gmail.com

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